Table 2.
Degree of pectin methyl-esterification (PMD) in pectin fractions, HG:RG-I ratio, galactan side-chain length and arabinangalactan side-chain length in Helan 3, Prius β and R7 cultivars under salinity stress. Data are mean ± S.E. (n = 6).
| Cultivar | NaCl (mM) | PMD (%) | HG:RG-I Ratio | Galactan Side Chain |
Arabinangalactan Side Chain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helan 3 | 0 | 35.1 (6.7) c | 9.8 (1.1) a | 2.6 (0.3) ab | 4.2 (0.3) b |
| 200 | 31.4 (2.8) c | 6.5(0.7) bc | 2.4 (0.1) bc | 4.0 (0.1) bc | |
| Prius β | 0 | 42.4 (3.5) b | 8.3 (1.5) ab | 3.3 (0.3) a | 5.0 (0.3) a |
| 200 | 38.8 (3.2) bc | 8.6 (1.1) ab | 2.8 (0.1) ab | 4.4 (0.1) ab | |
| R7 | 0 | 59.0 (6.9) a | 7.0 (0.8) ab | 1.7 (0.1) d | 2.9 (0.1) d |
| 200 | 42.5 (2.2) b | 4.7 (0.6) c | 2.0 (0.1) c | 3.2 (0.1) c |
Means followed by the same letter in the same column are not significantly different (p < 0.05).